Rule 8.3 - SCOTTISH & NEWCASTLE

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              SCOTTISH & NEWCASTLE
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.20
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               11 March 2008

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      45,508,913       4.80%     335,741       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%   4,083,510       0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          266       0.06%          15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,509,179       4.80%    4,419,266      0.47%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      164,461              7.8180
Purchase      103                  7.8050
Purchase      31,607               7.8058
Purchase      11,043               7.8203
Purchase      385                  7.8246
Purchase      8,584                7.8136
Purchase      13,004               7.8224
Purchase      7,756                7.8175
Purchase      78,631               7.8178
Purchase      898                  7.8050
Purchase      70,193               7.8187
Purchase      91,625               7.8178
Purchase      7,800                7.8100
Purchase      200,000              7.8087
Sale          1,250                7.8050
Sale          1,150                7.8050
Sale          385                  7.8205
Sale          850                  7.8050
Sale          11,663               7.8128
Sale          2,899                7.8050
Sale          1,000                7.8050
Sale          7,800                7.8050
Sale          875                  7.8050
Sale          400                  7.8050
Sale          680                  7.8050
Sale          8,697                7.8050
Sale          850                  7.8050
Sale          750                  7.8050
Sale          1,365                7.8050
Sale          600                  7.8050
Sale          635                  7.8050
Sale          78,631               7.8178
Sale          1,000                7.8050
Sale          840                  7.8050
Sale          1,500                7.8050
Sale          680                  7.8050
Sale          750                  7.8050
Sale          650                  7.8050
Sale          575                  7.8104
Sale          1,100                7.8050
Sale          91,625               7.8178
Sale          950                  7.8050
Sale          1,000                7.8050
Sale          950                  7.8050
Sale          350                  7.8104
Sale          3,966                7.8092
Sale          1,235                7.8050
Sale          1,360                7.8050
Sale          1,100                7.8050
Sale          475                  7.8050
Sale          1,000                7.8050
Sale          610                  7.8050
Sale          1,370                7.8050
Sale          960                  7.8050
Sale          1,134                7.8035
Sale          750                  7.8055
Sale          550                  7.8050
Sale          1,000                7.8050
Sale          441                  7.8015
Sale          1,000                7.8105
Sale          1,200                7.8050
Sale          1,300                7.8050
Sale          245                  7.8005
Sale          750                  7.8050
Sale          500                  7.8050
Sale          1,200                7.8050
Sale          42,091               7.8032
Sale          700                  7.8105
Sale          550                  7.8105
Sale          600                  7.8050
Sale          380                  7.8050
Sale          473                  Transfer
Sale          7,800                7.8100
Sale          3,389                7.8134
Sale          24,197               7.8192
Sale          1,477                7.8050
Sale          13,004               7.8224
Sale          1,000                7.8050
Sale          1,100                7.8105
Sale          1,250                7.8154
Sale          1,000                7.8054
Sale          890                  7.8050
Sale          890                  7.8050
Sale          800                  7.8050
Sale          550                  7.8050
Sale          1,000                7.8050

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         31607         7.8057
CFD            Short         200000        7.8086
CFD            Short         8584          7.8136
CFD            Short         70193         7.8186
CFD            Long          42091         7.8032
CFD            Long          1134          7.8035
CFD            Long          3966          7.8091
CFD            Long          3389          7.8134
CFD            Long          24197         7.8192

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         12 March 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   250                    760.0000         EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   16                     780.0000         EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   -15                     680.0000        EURO           20/03/2008

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk